1. The Statewide System of Support The Ten Roundtables: Supporting all school districts
September 2009

2. Why is assistance called a Statewide System of Support?
Each State shall establish a statewide system of intensive and sustained support and improvement for local educational agencies and schools receiving funds under this part, in order to increase the opportunity for all students served by those agencies and schools to meet the State's academic content standards and student academic achievement standards.
ESEA Section 1117 2
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3. Eight Regional Roundtables
Statewide System of Support Facilitated by District and School Transformation
Strategic
Roundtable
Agency
Eight Regional Roundtables 3

4. Why were the Roundtables created?
To increase student achievement and increase the graduation rate by providing:
An internal communication network to prioritize and target DPI resources
A network to roll out initiatives to help districts and schools strengthen instructional delivery
A point of contact at regional level for LEA’s to share needs
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5. All Districts and Schools
Agency
Roundtable
Region 8
Region 7
Region 6
Region 5
Region 4
Region 3
Region 2
Region 1
Strategic Roundtable
All Districts and Schools
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6. All Districts and Schools
Target Resources
Assess and Serve
Prioritize
All Districts and Schools
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7. What do the different Roundtables do?
Strategic
Review data
Set priorities
Agency
Target services
Roll out initiatives
Regional
Point of contact
Delivery of service
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8. Roundtable Membership
Senior leadership
Strategic
Directors
Regional Leads
Agency
Regional Lead
Regional representatives from departments of NC DPI
Regional 8

9. Function of Roundtables
Statewide System of Support
Strategic Roundtable
Agency Roundtable
Regional Roundtable
Monitors statewide achievement data
Targets met (Equity)
Growth
Proficiency
Capacity/Achievement Matrix
Selects transformation districts and schools
Establishes plan for Corrective Action/Low Performing /Turnaround services
Monitors progress toward the priority objectives
Discusses cross division collaboration necessary to deploy resources to achieve priority objectives
Analyzes current initiatives being provided to the region by the agency
Identifies gaps and redundancies
Targets available resources to identified needs
Monitors progress to achieving priority objectives
Analyzes impact of current initiatives underway in each district in the region
Analyzes trends and common needs across each region
Facilitates and coordinates technical assistance provided for the districts and schools identified as having the greatest need for support 9
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10. State Board of Education Regional Map

11. What do Regional Leads do?

12. Regional Lead and Regional Roundtable
Analyze impact of current initiatives underway in each district in the region
Analyze trends and common needs across each region
Facilitate and coordinate technical assistance provided for the districts and schools identified as having the greatest need for support
Monitor progress to achieving priority objectives

13. Regional Roundtable Membership and/or Support
District and School Transformation
Educator Recruitment and Development
Exceptional Children
Program Monitoring
Office of Early Learning
Curriculum and Instruction
Digital Teaching & Learning
Career and Technical Education
Regional Education Service Agency or Consortium
Accountability

14. Determine key aspects of rollout
Strategic:
Sets priorities
Strategic initiatives based on SBE Goals or RttT priority
LEA Needs
Agency:
Determine key aspects of rollout
Strategic rollout
Region 1:
Facilitates rollout
Region 8:
Facilitates rollout
LEA Needs
Region 2:
Facilitates rollout
Region 7:
Facilitates rollout
Region 3:
Facilitates rollout
Region 4:
Facilitates rollout
Region 5:
Facilitates rollout
Region 6:
Facilitates rollout

15. Enhanced Communication with DPI Regional Staff
What can you expect from the Regional Lead and Regional Roundtable members?
Facilitation of Professional Development Institutes as needed with priority given to Title I Sanctioned Schools/Corrective Action Districts
Enhanced Communication with DPI Regional Staff

16. Timely Customer-Service Alignment of Services to Needs
What can you expect from the Regional Lead and Regional Roundtable members?
Timely Customer-Service
Alignment of Services to Needs
Listing of Resources (including DPI Services and External Provider Services)

17. Regional Lead Team Regional Lead Coordinator: Michael Hickman
Region 1: Tamara Berman-Ishee
Region 2: Sherry Broome
Region 3 & 4: James Coon
Region 5: Fran Harris Burke
Region 6: Terry Cline
Region 7 & 8: Jan King